In this Act, unless the context otherwise indicates—

"annual fees"

means the annual fees or portion thereof determined by the council under section 7(1)(g);

"Chief Surveyor-General"

means the Chief Surveyor-General appointed in terms of section 1 of the Land Survey Act, 1927 (Act No. 9 of 1927);

"council"

means the South African Council for Professional and Technical Surveyors established by section 2;

"department"

means the Department of Regional and Land Affairs;

"Director-General"

means the Director-General of the department;

"education advisory committee"

means the Education Advisory Committee established by section 11;

"in the service of the State"

means in the full-time employment of the Government, including any provincial administration;

"Minister"

means the Minister of Regional and Land Affairs;

"personal supervision"

has the meaning assigned thereto in section 49 of the Land Survey Act, 1927 (Act No. 9 of 1927), and, in relation to a survey technician and a survey technician in training, means supervision as prescribed;

"prescribe"

means prescribe by rule made by the council under section 34, and "prescribed" has a corresponding meaning;

"professional company or close corporation"

means a company or close corporation referred to in section 27A or 27B, as the case may be;

"professional land surveyor"

means a person registered as a professional surveyor in terms of section 20(2) or deemed to be registered as such in terms of subsection (5) or (6) of the said section and whose name is entered in the register for professional land surveyors referred to in section 7(4)(a);

"professional surveyor"

means a person registered as such in terms of section 20(2) or deemed to be registered as such in terms of subsection (5) or (6) of the said section;

"professional surveyor in training"

means a person registered as such in terms of section 21;

"register"

means a register mentioned in section 7(4);

"registrar"

means the person appointed as registrar under section 7(1)(a);

"registration fees"

means the registration fees determined by the council under section 7(1)(g);

"surveyor"

means a person registered as such in terms of section 22(2) or (3);

"survey technician"

means a person registered as such in terms of section 22(2) or (3);

"survey technician in training"

means a person registered as such in terms of section 23;

"technical surveyor"

means a person registered in terms of section 22 and who is either a surveyor or a survey technician;

"this Act"

includes any notice or rules issued or made under this Act.